$160,000 study launched to plan bike and pedestrian access to Kilauea lighthouse

Moregan Malley, project manager for the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge bike and pedestrian alternative program, told the association that federal and county governments are hiring consultants to study and design improved bike and pedestrian access to the lighthouse reserve.

Meeting notes record that the contracted planning effort will cost "over 160,000.00 dollars," with consultants researching alternatives and producing a plan that could guide future work on active-transportation access from the Kolo Road/Kilauea Road intersection to the lighthouse.

Why it matters: the study represents public investment in active-transportation planning and could lead to infrastructure changes affecting residents and visitors along the roadway to the reserve. The association said further details and timelines would be provided as the planning work proceeds.